Wire-fence stay.



PATBNTED MAR. 26; 19o?.v

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. ALLYN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Poneto, in the county of Wells, State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful mprovements in VVire-Fence Stays g and'I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to ,which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wire-fence stays, i and has for its object toprovide a stay which may be readily stamped-from sheet metal, andtherefore manufactured at a low cost.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a stay which willeii'ectually prevent vertical and lateral movement of the Wires of afence and which will include novel and efficient means for the Stringingof the top wire of the fence, usually a barb-wire.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of afence-stay constructed in accordance with my invention and showing thesame applied to a fence. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section. Fig. 3 is adetail vertical sectional view taken on a line with one ofthe tongues ofthe stay.

Referring `to the drawings, the numeral 5 denotes a strip of sheetmetal, preferably of spring metal, which is provided longitudinally witha rib 6, formed by crimping the said strip 5 longitudinally at itsmiddle.

Stamped up from the portions of the plate 5 which lie upon the oppositeside of the rib 6 i are tongues 7,the said tongues being crimped, as at8, adjacent their connection with the said plate for the reception ofthe line-wires of the fence, the said wires being indicated by thenumeral 9. The free end of each of the tongues 7 is bent slightlyoutwardly, as at l0, to permit ready engagement of the line-wires of thefence therewith, it being understood that that portion of each tonguewhich is located intermediate the crimped portion 8 and the bent portion10 lies normally in a coml mon plane with the adjacent portion of theplate 5 from which it is stamped, the said Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed March 16, 1906l Serial No. 306,209.

UNITED sIA'rns PATENT OFFICE..

WILLIAM n. ALLYN, or roNE'ro, INDIANA.

WIRE-FENCE STAY Patented March 26, 1907.

crimped portion and the curved end 10 lying beyond the said plate. Thetongues 7 extend in opposite directions upon opposite sides of thecrimped portion 6 of the platethat is, the tongues from one side of thesaid portion are directed with their free ends upwardly, while thetongues upon the opposite side of the said portion have their free endsdirected downwardly, and it will be readily understood that a wireengaged with any one of either of these series will be held againstvertical movement. Furthermore, it will be noted that by reason of thecrimped portion or rib 6 of the plate 5 and the bend of the wire toconform to the shape of the same said wire will be eiIectually heldagainst lateral movement.

To adapt the picket for the connection of a barb-wire therewith, Ibifurcate the extreme upper end of the plate 5 at its middle and Vformthrough the said plate, as at 11, an opening, the said opening beinglocated at the lower end of the bifurcation. It will be readily seenthat by bending either one of the tongues formed by bifurcatmg the upperend of the plate 5 either forwardly orbackwardly the barb-wire(indicated by the numeral 12) may be engaged in the said opening 11.

What is claimed is- 1. A device of the class described comprising astrip of material having a rib extending longitudinally thereof, andtongues struck up from said strip upon each side of said rib andextending in opposite directions with respect to each other.

2. A device ofthe class described comprising a strip of material havinga rib formed longitudinally thereof, and tongues struck up from saidstrip upon opposite sides of said riband extending in a vertical planeand in opposite directions with respect to each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM R. ALLYN. Witnesses:

KENNETH B. KIZER, WILLIAM EVANS.

